This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 32 that begins with:

Strength from heaven.
Isa. 40:27-30. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abcb dede XcXc efbf afXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 1011 11110101 111101 11011101 111101 110110101 110111 11110101 110101 10010101 010101 11010001 111101 110101111 110101 11110101 111101 01111101 110101 11100101 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 32;
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